How to Manage Stress, Hack Work-Life Balance & Optimize Wellness as an Entrepreneur w/ Oat Haus CEO & Co-Founder, Ali Bonar

07/25/24 • 51 min

The life of a CEO can be beyond crazy, hectic, stressful, rewarding, empowering, creative, fulfilling, chaotic.... let's just call it an emotional roller coaster! As we learned from Don Bailey (CEO of BlockBusters Tech) a couple of weeks ago, adding some mitochondrial hacks, such as red light therapy and methylene blue, significantly moved the needle in the focus and creativity departments for him. And while today's guest, Ali Bonar, whom is the CEO and co-founder of Oat Haus (yes, that nom nom granola butter that became famous on Shark Tank!), implements both RLT and MB into her wellness regimen, she happily imparts other strategies and insights that help her to stay sane and grounded whilst running a hyper-successful company. It is an amazing story with her beginning a company in her parent's garage and, in due course, winds up with her products in Target!
As you may imagine, the origin story of Oat Haus begins well before she started the company in that garage. Many years prior to that, Ali was facing nutritional "information overload" that placed internal pressure on her to eat perfectly all the time, which caused food to become very rigid & stressful. Ultimately, she developed an eating disorder that spanned over 10 years.
Eventually, Ali retrained herself to have fun with food. With the support of her therapist and those who shared their own journeys with her along the way, Ali dedicated herself to helping others feel less alone. In recovery, she re-introduced nuts into her diet (something she had previously restricted for years), but her stomach couldn’t tolerate them. While repairing her gut, she searched high and low for a healthy and delicious nut-free spread. Nothing resonated with her, so she decided to create her own, and the world's first oat-based spread — Granola Butter® — was born.
If you found the information in today's episode with Ali particularly interesting and/or compelling, please share it with a family member, friend, colleague and/or anyone that you think could benefit and be illuminated by this knowledge. Sharing is caring :)
As always, light up your health!

Key points:

Introduction to Ali Bonar - 00:00:00 - 00:01:09
Ali's Red Light Therapy and Business Beginnings - 00:01:09 - 00:04:50
Growth and Food Philosophy of Oat Haus - 00:04:50 - 00:07:01
Shark Tank Experience and Entrepreneurial Perseverance - 00:07:01 - 00:13:07
Ali's Recognition and Entrepreneurial Traits - 00:13:07 - 00:18:46
Confidence and Challenges in Entrepreneurship - 00:21:14 - 00:23:23
Mental Health and Work-Life Balance - 00:23:23 - 00:24:32
Daily Practices and Personal Time - 00:24:32 - 00:27:07
Incorporating Movement into Daily Routines - 00:27:07 - 00:28:05
Stress Management Techniques - 00:28:05 - 00:29:06
Wellness Routines and Intermittent Fasting - 00:29:06 - 00:31:28
Constant Movement for Health - 00:31:28 - 00:34:52
Managing Stress and Staying Grounded - 00:34:52 - 00:38:11
Effects of Red Light Therapy - 00:38:11 - 00:40:25
Benefits and Integration of Methylene Blue - 00:40:25 - 00:42:47
Flavor Development and Customer Feedback - 00:42:47 - 00:45:01
Product Development Process - 00:45:01 - 00:48:48
Closing Remarks and Contact Information - 00:48:48 - 00:51:04

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Key points:

Introduction to Ali Bonar - 00:00:00 - 00:01:09
Ali's Red Light Therapy and Business Beginnings - 00:01:09 - 00:04:50
Growth and Food Philosophy of Oat Haus - 00:04:50 - 00:07:01
Shark Tank Experience and Entrepreneurial Perseverance - 00:07:01 - 00:13:07
Ali's Recognition and Entrepreneurial Traits - 00:13:07 - 00:18:46
Confidence and Challenges in Entrepreneurship - 00:21:14 - 00:23:23
Mental Health and Work-Life Balance - 00:23:23 - 00:24:32
Daily Practices and Personal Time - 00:24:32 - 00:27:07
Incorporating Movement into Daily Routines - 00:27:07 - 00:28:05
Stress Management Techniques - 00:28:05 - 00:29:06
Wellness Routines and Intermittent Fasting - 00:29:06 - 00:31:28
Constant Movement for Health - 00:31:28 - 00:34:52
Managing Stress and Staying Grounded - 00:34:52 - 00:38:11
Effects of Red Light Therapy - 00:38:11 - 00:40:25
Benefits and Integration of Methylene Blue - 00:40:25 - 00:42:47
Flavor Development and Customer Feedback - 00:42:47 - 00:45:01
Product Development Process - 00:45:01 - 00:48:48
Closing Remarks and Contact Information - 00:48:48 - 00:51:04

- Watch this video on YouTube - One Week FLASH SALE Special! 25% off the BioLight ReCharge Coupon code: redlightreport25
Sale ends July 31st, midnight PST -

To learn more about red light therapy and shop for the highest-quality red light therapy, methylene blue & C60 products, visit https://www.biolight.shop

Dr. Mike's #1 recommendations:

Water products: Water & Wellness
Grounding products: Earthing.com
EMF-mitigating products: Somavedic
Blue light-blocking glasses: Ra Optics

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Previous Episode

Research: Red Light Therapy via the Brain & Gut For Reduced Stress, Methylene Blue to Reduce Mortality, and a New Regulatory Study on C60

How effective is red light therapy for reducing stress when you irradiate both your brain and your gut?
Can methylene blue reduce mortality in those critically ill?
How safe and effect is C60 according to a recent toxicity report?
In today's solosode, we're diving back into the research! And it ended up being a sheer coincidence that we're covering each topic of The Mitochondrial Triad. The first article looks at how beneficial photobiomodulation can be for reducing stress when you target both the brain and the gut to enhance mental health via the gut-brain axis. The second article is an abstract of a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that demonstrates the efficacy and safety of methylene blue for critically ill individuals and perioperative patients. The last study comes from our friends at SES Research where they are studying the toxicity of carbon 60 to verify its safety and efficacy. With C60 being such a new supplement for human consumption, SES Research is going through the necessary and proper steps to demonstrate the safety of this novel and seemingly beneficial molecule. Hopefully, studies like this will help C60 become more widely adopted so that more people can benefit from it.
If you found the information in today's episode particularly interesting and/or compelling, please share it with a family member, friend, colleague and/or anyone that you think could benefit and be illuminated by this knowledge. Sharing is caring :)
As always, light up your health!

Key points:

Product Announcement - 00:01:26 - 00:02:11

Summer in Montana and Outdoor Activities - 00:02:11 - 00:03:04

Red Light Therapy for Mitochondrial and Mental Health - 00:03:04 - 00:04:08

Brain-Gut Photobiomodulation and Stress-Induced Cognitive Changes - 00:04:08 - 00:07:29

Combining Brain and Gut Photobiomodulation - 00:07:29 - 00:08:50

Regular Red Light Therapy for Enhanced Health - 00:08:50 - 00:12:27

Full Body Devices and Systemic Treatment - 00:16:42 - 00:17:45

Photobiomodulation Benefits and Disease Prevention - 00:17:45 - 00:21:24

Methylene Blue for Critically Ill Patients - 00:22:14 - 00:27:56

Introduction to C60 (Carbon 60) - 00:27:56 - 00:31:27

Safety Studies on Pure C60 - 00:31:27 - 00:33:44

Recent Study on C60 in Rats - 00:33:44 - 00:37:18

Importance of High-Quality C60 Products - 00:37:18 - 00:42:42

Testing and Benefits of High-Purity C60 - 00:42:42 - 00:48:54

- Articles referenced in episode:
Brain–gut photobiomodulation restores cognitive alterations in chronically stressed mice through the regulation of Sirt1 and neuroinflammation Methylene Blue Reduces Mortality in Critically Ill and Perioperative Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
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Next Episode

FAQs: What Does Red Light Therapy Do? Any Contraindications? How to Prepare Skin For RLT? Best Time of Day For RLT?

This week we're going to engage in another FAQ / Q&A session!
But before we go there... I am beyond excited to announce an absolutely amazing functional medicine and nutrition symposium in Rome, Italy, where I will be attending and speaking on The Mitochondrial Triad! This is the same event where I spoke two years ago and they invited me back again this year. This event is growing tremendously year after year and they are getting people from across the world to gather for this informative and inspirational event. If you want to come hang out with me in Rome and/or learn more about this event, click here.
What does red light therapy (RLT) actually do? Is RLT safe for everyone / are there any contraindications? What is the best way to prepare the skin for RLT treatments? What is the best time of the day to utilize RLT? I take a deep dive into all of these questions and hopefully they provide you with some comprehensive insight into RLT thought processes and strategies.
If you found the information in today's episode particularly interesting and/or compelling, please share it with a family member, friend, colleague and/or anyone that you think could benefit and be illuminated by this knowledge. Sharing is caring :)
As always, light up your health!

Key points:

00:00 - Introduction and New Podcast Music
02:12 - Announcement: Speaking at Rome Symposium
05:18 - Overview of Mitochondrial Triad Talk
07:23 - Red Light Therapy FAQs: What Does It Do?
11:05 - Mechanisms of Red Light Therapy
15:18 - Who Should Use Caution with Red Light Therapy?
19:43 - How to Best Prepare the Skin for Red Light Therapy
23:30 - Introduction to BioCream for Red Light Therapy
27:32 - Morning vs. Evening Red Light Therapy
31:45 - Circadian Rhythm and Red Light Therapy
35:20 - Eye Health and Morning Red Light Therapy
37:45 - Personalizing Red Light Therapy Schedules
40:12 - Energy Effects of Red Light Therapy
42:19 - Closing Thoughts and Call for Reviews

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